PathPilot USB Camera Mount (device agnostic and "infinite" positioning)

Late to the party, since this feature went live some time ago but I wasn’t keen on using screws for mounting the camera into the enclosure. The mount that @Scott_Dube came up served as inspiration so I submit v1 of my mount which offers you more options in terms of positioning and I also found out how to deal with the head casting/paint not being as magnetic as ideal for even the fairly strong neo magnets that I had on hand. Milled from 0.5” x 1.5” x 3” 6061 stock or you could try a 3D print…

Good thinking! I have one of those knockoff Noga mounts and an old HF mag base kicking around somewhere.

STEP files attached. The clearance for the center round for the camera is fairly tight / YMMV with coating thickness/etc.

One could easily extrude the hole into a pin/dowel you machine from thicker stock (I machined this from 3” x 1.5” x 0.5”) if you would rather cut thicker aluminum stock instead of welding / press fit the attachment point for the indicator base.

Tormach Camera Adapter Plate - 0.25 UNC tapped.step (22.1 KB)

Tormach Camera Adapter Plate - Pin Style.step (22.1 KB)

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